🔴 WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW

Hive testing is underway — 8,000+ test cases completed.

Testing update | Testing is one of the most critical phases of this project.

Hive Updates

User Acceptance Testing

Real employees test hive against their day-to-day tasks. Issues are fixed and re-tested in a continuous cycle.

Who: Testers from Berries, Citrus & Grapes, Avocados & Bananas, Vertical Farming, CW&D and HR.

Exposure Testing

A broader group is introduced to hive to surface usability gaps before training begins — giving us early signal.

Who: HR representatives, subject matter experts and selected managers across multiple business units.

Systems Integration Testing

Confirms hive communicates correctly with other Costa systems — data flows without duplication or errors.

Who: hive project team, operational leads and system owners.

Payroll Testing

Parallel pay runs alongside previous Preceda pay runs to confirm hive calculates pay correctly for every employee type before go-live.

Who: Payroll team and the hive test team.

🐝 A huge thank you to our testers across Berries, Citrus & Grapes, Avocados & Bananas, Vertical Farming, Costa Wholesale & Distribution, and Corporate. Every test you complete and issue you identify means a smoother transition into go live. You are bringing hive to life one test at a time!

What we’ve heard on site:

We have been out on site talking to people about how HR systems and processes work today and what they are looking forward to when hive goes live. Check out our video to hear what they had to say.

Bringing Hive to Life - Our Journey

Launching a new employment system across a business of Costa’s size and complexity takes a lot of planning, organisation and collaboration. This graphic shows the steps we’re taking to make sure the transition to Hive is as smooth as possible and that you start seeing real benefits from ‘day one’!

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